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I, _______________________________________ [Name of Testator], a resident of ___________________,
Vermont, being of sound and disposing mind and memory and
over the age of eighteen (18) years or lawfully married or having been lawfully
married or a member of the armed forces of the United States or a member of an
auxiliary of the armed forces of the United States or a member of the maritime
service of the United States, and not being actuated by any duress, menace,
fraud, mistake, or undue influence, do make, publish, and declare this to be my
last Will, hereby expressly revoking all Wills and Codicils previously made by
me.

I. MARRIAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT

I am married to _______________________________________, and all references in this Will
to my _________________ [husband or wife] are references to _________________
[him or her].

II. EXECUTOR: I appoint
____________________________________ as Executor of this my Last Will and
Testament and provide if this Executor is unable or unwilling to serve then I
appoint ____________________________________ as alternate Executor. My Executor shall be authorized
to carry out all provisions of this Will and pay my just debts, obligations and
funeral expenses.

III. SIMULTANEOUS DEATH OF SPOUSE: In the event that my _________________ [wife
or husband] shall die simultaneously with me or there is no direct evidence to
establish that my _________________ [wife or husband] and I died other than
simultaneously, I direct that I shall be deemed to have survived my
_________________ [wife or husband], notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, and that the provisions of my Will shall be construed on such
presumption.

IV. SIMULTANEOUS DEATH OF BENEFICIARY: If any beneficiary of this Will, including
any beneficiary of any trust established by this Will, other than my
_________________ [wife or husband], shall die within 30 days
of my death or prior to the distribution of my estate, I hereby declare that I
shall be deemed to have survived such person.

V. BEQUESTS:

I will, give, and bequeath unto the persons named below, if he or she
survives me, the Property described below:

If a named beneficiary to this Will predeceases me,
the bequest to such person shall lapse, and the property shall pass under the
other provisions of this Will. If I do not possess or own any
property listed above on the date of my death, the bequest of that property
shall lapse.

VI. ALL REMAINING PROPERTY; RESIDUARY CLAUSE: I give,
devise, and bequeath all of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, of
whatever kind and character, and wherever located, to my _________________ [wife
or husband], provided that
my _________________ [wife or husband] survives me. If my _________________ [wife or husband] does not survive me, then I give, devise, and bequeath
all of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, of whatever kind and
character, and wherever located, to the following alternate beneficiary or
beneficiaries in equal shares:
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
If I have named more than one alternate beneficiary in this paragraph, and
should any such alternate beneficiary predecease me, then I direct that the
share of said beneficiary who shall have died be given to the surviving
alternate beneficiaries in equal per shares. If none of my named beneficiaries survives
me, then the rest and residue of my estate shall pass according to the order of intestate
succession in the State of Vermont.

VII. ADDITIONAL POWERS OF THE EXECUTOR: My Executor
shall have the following additional powers with respect to my estate, to be
exercised from time to time at my Executor's discretion without further license
or order of any court.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

VIII. WAIVER OF BOND, INVENTORY, ACCOUNTING,
REPORTING AND APPROVAL: My Executor and alternate Executor shall
serve without any bond, and I hereby waive the necessity of preparing or filing
any inventory, accounting, appraisal, reporting, approvals or final appraisement
of my estate. I direct that no expert appraisal be made of my estate unless required by law.

IX. OPTIONAL PROVISIONS: I have placed
my initials next to the provisions below that I adopt as part of this Will. Any
unmarked provision is not adopted by me and is not a part of this Will.

________

If any beneficiary to this Will is indebted to me at the time of
my death, and the beneficiary evidences this debt by a valid Promissory Note
payable to me, then such person's portion of my estate shall be diminished by
the amount of such debt.

________

Any and all debts of my estate shall first be paid from my
residuary estate. Any debts on any real property bequeathed in this Will
shall be assumed by the person to receive such real property and not paid by
my Executor.

________

I direct that my remains be cremated and that the ashes be
disposed of according to the wishes of my Executor.

________

I direct that my remains be cremated and that the ashes be
disposed of in the following manner:
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

________

I desire to be buried in the _____________________________
cemetery in __________________ County, Vermont.

X. CONSTRUCTION: The term "testator" as
used in this Will is deemed to include me as Testator or Testatrix. The pronouns used in this Will shall include, where appropriate, either gender or both, singular and plural.

XI. SEVERABILITY AND SURVIVAL: If any part of this Will is
declared invalid, illegal, or inoperative for any reason, it is my intent that
the remaining parts shall be effective and fully operative, and that any Court
so interpreting this Will and any provision in it construe in favor of survival.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, _______________________________________ [Name of Testator], hereby set my hand
to this last Will, on each page of which I have placed my initials, on this ________ day
of ____________________, 20______ at
_____________________________________________________________, State of Vermont.

_______________________________________ [Signature]
_______________________________________ [Printed or typed name of Testator]
_______________________________________ [Address of Testator, Line 1]
_______________________________________ [Address of Testator, Line 2]

WITNESSES

The foregoing instrument, consisting of ________ pages, including
this page, was signed in our presence by
_______________________________________ [name of Testator] and declared by _________________ [him or her] to be _________________ [his or
her] last Will. We, at the request and in the presence of _________________ [him
or her] and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names below as
witnesses. We declare that we are of sound mind and of the proper age to
witness a will, that to the best of our knowledge the testator is of the age of
majority, or is otherwise legally competent to make a will, and appears of
sound mind and under no undue influence or constraint. Under penalty of
perjury, we declare these statements are true and correct on this ________ day
of ____________________, 20______ at
_____________________________________________________________, State of Vermont.

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